Table 1.
Baseline demographic, hemodynamic, and biochemical characteristics of the whole study population and of the two groups separately.
| Variables | ALL (n = 1728) |
HT (n = 1204) |
HT + COPD (n = 524) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, M/F | 1046/682 | 678/526 | 368/156 | 0.0001 |
| Age, years | 61 ± 12 | 59 ± 11 | 68 ± 11 | 0.0001 |
| Smoke, yes/no | 1161/567 | 734/469 | 427/98 | 0.0001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.7 ± 3.3 | 26.6 ± 2.6 | 27.1 ± 4.5 | 0.009 |
| SBP, mmHg | 143 ± 17 | 142 ± 17 | 146 ± 17 | 0.0001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 89 ± 11 | 93 ± 11 | 87 ± 10 | 0.003 |
| PP, mmHg | 58 ± 15 | 56 ± 14 | 62 ± 16 | 0.0001 |
| e-GFR, ml/min/1.73m2 | 100 ± 31 | 109 ± 32 | 81 ± 17 | 0.0001 |
| hs-CRP, mg/l | 4.0 ± 3.4 | 3.6 ± 3.3 | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 184 ± 28 | 185 ± 30 | 183 ± 22 | 0.101 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 50 ± 14 | 51 ± 14 | 48 ± 13 | 0.0001 |
| LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 108 ± 28 | 108 ± 30 | 108 ± 23 | 0.937 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 129 ± 64 | 128 ± 69 | 130 ± 53 | 0.710 |
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; e-GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL: high density lipoprotein; hs-CRP: high sensitivity C reactive protein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; PP: pulse pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure.